Who does not want to spend equal to 400 or more in order to perform common games can, like also accesses a map of the previous generation. With this card, a 4-core Phenom and 8GB RAM Anno 2070 runs smoothly for me. Also Skyrim jerky little. All my older Spieleschätzchen run in the highest resolution and with all details. The card is not too loud and yet well chilled. The power consumption is kept within limits. My configuration is made with a 500W power supply and uses an average of 200W.
Conclusion: If the whole system up to date is sufficient for the casual gamer on 24er monitor for a large part of the gaming market, the previous generation of graphics cards. Their top models are often to be had for less than half the price of the latest generation.